Black Lives Matter has been with us for at least two years now—beginning as a hashtag following George Zimmerman’s acquittal, and breaking into the mainstream following the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner. And it appears that the movement will get a new educational opportunity soon. MyNorthwest reports that the first edition of a comprehensive Black Lives Matter textbook will be ready for shipping in January for social studies teachers who wish to utilize it. (It even meets national Common Core standards.) The textbook, which can fit middle school or high school curriculums, is being published by Abdo Publishing, which is also working on textbooks about issues such as transgender rights and vaccine controversies. The textbook’s authors hope that, in a year that has seen continued misunderstanding of the Black Lives Matter movement as well as a conservative-approved new AP U.S. History curriculum, their work will allow students to understand and discuss current events that aren’t typically discussed in a classroom environment.
A Black Lives Matter textbook? Yep, it’s on its way
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By Jacob Nierenberg
Jacob Nierenberg is an editorial intern at Crosscut. He has lived in Washington for nearly all of his life, and still proudly identifies with the Pacific Northwest despite his relocation to Stanford U
Jacob Nierenberg is an editorial intern at Crosscut. He has lived in Washington for nearly all of his life, and still proudly identifies with the Pacific Northwest despite his relocation to Stanford U